HB 874
AN ACT relating to elections.
In Plain Language
Starting in 2027, registered independents can vote in one party's primary election each time that party holds a primary, as long as they were registered as independent by the previous December 31st. Voting machines will need to be reprogrammed to allow this. However, candidates running in primaries must be registered with a party, not as independents.
Official summary
Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent; EFFECTIVE December 1, 2027.
Sponsor
V. Grossl (Republican-88)
Cosponsors
None listed
Latest action
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Mar 11, 2026
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